The scores of week 15 in the 2015 NFL season sent more teams to their winter vacations and future planning, as we now have six teams altogether clinching a place in the playoffs: Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks in the NFC, New England Patriots and the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC.

The Panthers, 14-0 after beating the New York Giants, now have to win one more game in order to clinch home field for the postseason, while already having the first round bye. The Cardinals, beating or more accurately destroying the Philadelphia Eagles 40-17 have won the NFC West, but still need to make sure they get the first round bye, with the Packers breathing down their necks, although one more win will do it.

The Packers, beating the Oakland Raiders 30-20 make it to 10 wins once more. They’re in the postseason for sure, but they have yet to clinch the division with the Minnesota Vikings, following a win against the Chicago Bears, are at 9-5, almost clinching their Wild Card spot, needing one more win. The only team they’re worried about are the Atlanta Falcons who finally won, beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-17. They’ll need to win their two games and for the Vikings to lose their remaining two in order to grab a Wild Card spot. The Seahawks have already clinched the second wild card berth.

And for the NFC East? The Redskins are now the frontrunners with a 7-7 record following their impressive win against the Buffalo Bills. The Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants lost to the two best teams in the NFC, but are still in the picture of making that #4 slot, if they can somehow topple the Redskins in the final two weeks. Washington are left with two road games: In Philadelphia before closing out the season in Dallas.

NFC

#

Team

Division

W

L

T

PCT

DIV

CONF

SOS

SOV

STK

Division Leaders

1

Carolina Panthers

South

14

0

0

1.000

4–0

10–0

.444

.444

W14

2

Arizona Cardinals

West

12

2

0

.857

4–1

9–1

.432

.420

W8

3

Green Bay Packers

North

10

4

0

.714

3–2

7–3

.479

.419

W2

4

Washington Redskins

East

7

7

0

.500

2–2

6–4

.509

.423

W2

Wild Cards

5

Seattle Seahawks

West

9

5

0

.643

2–2

6–4

.503

.369

W5

6

Minnesota Vikings

North

9

5

0

.643

4–1

6–4

.491

.394

W1

In the Hunt

7

Atlanta Falcons

South

7

7

0

.500

0–4

4–6

.467

.397

W1

10

Philadelphia Eagles

East

6

8

0

.429

2–2

3–7

.497

.513

L1

11

New York Giants

East

6

8

0

.429

2–3

4–6

.456

.397

L1

Eliminated from playoff contention

8

St. Louis Rams

West

6

8

0

.429

3–1

5–5

.530

.456

W2

9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

South

6

8

0

.429

3–2

5–5

.454

.410

L2

12

New Orleans Saints

South

5

8

0

.385

2–3

4–6

.544

.431

W1

13

Chicago Bears

North

5

9

0

.357

1–4

2–8

.538

.477

L3

14

Detroit Lions

North

4

9

0

.308

2–3

3–6

.568

.500

L2

15

San Francisco 49ers

West

4

10

0

.286

0–5

3–7

.544

.442

L2

16

Dallas Cowboys

East

4

10

0

.286

3–2

3–8

.554

.442

L1

In the AFC things are almost over. The Patriots are close to clinching home field advantage while the Bengals, following their win with A.J. McCarron at quarterback, are hoping the Denver Broncos continue losing so they can finish up things and earn themselves a crucial bye, giving Andy Dalton more time to recover. The Broncos, at this rate, might even lose their lead in the division, especially with the Chiefs winning 8 consecutive games and nothing seems to be stopping them.

The other Wild Card team right now are the scorching Pittsburgh Steelers following their win against Denver, while the New York Jets, also 9-5, winning four in a row, are waiting for either the Chiefs or Steelers to slip up. Maybe the most dramatic change has been the Houston Texans grabbing the AFC South lead by the horns following their win against the Indianapolis Colts, and the Colts and Jags, with a combined record of 11-20, are still in the picture because this is just such an awful division.